11:00  Welcome and Introduction

• Liz Whitewolf, Founding Director eduFAB

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11:10 Keynote: The Power of Tinkerability:
Scratch, Microblocks, and Problem Solving

• John Maloney, developer Scratch, founder MicroBlocks

 

12:00 Breakout Session #1 (20 minute presentations)​​

• A Greenhouse Challenge to Raise Awareness for SDGs 

Tami Belhadj

Club Techno, Quebec, Canada

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• Empowering Women through Makerspaces and Circular Innovation in India

Aniruddh Mali

Maker Bhavan IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, India

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• Fairy Tales in the Fab Lab

Graziella Matarazzo & Eleine Almeida 

Colegio Albert Sabin, São Paolo, Brasil

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• Carpinteria y Fabrication Digital: Seguridad y Aprendizaje para Estudiantes (Spanish session)

Gabriela Perez Iturra

Santiago College, Santiago, Chile

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• Transforming Waste into Learning: Hands-On Clean Energy Projects for Youth

Ebenezer Anyadiegwu

Sparkwise Iniative, Abia State, Nigeria

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• Neuronix: A Modular 3D-Printed Neuron Kit for Hands-On Exploration of Neural Signaling

Sedat Yalçin, Mehmet Bener, Selen Koro, Emre Dayangaç, & Beliz Kasaci

Hisar School Idealab Fablab, Istanbul, Turkey

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12:40 Breakout Session #2 (45 minute workshops)

• Engineering with Paper: Teach CAD Skills with Paper Models

Godwyn Morris 

Dazzling Discoveries, New York, USA

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• Discover Scratch Tactile

Roger Olivella and Maria Seoane

Sistema Thead/Scratch Tactile, Barcelona, Spain

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• Play-Based Tools to Support Spatial Learning for All Kids

Stephano Vuga 

Barcelona, Spain

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• Cutting with Code

Chris Johnson

James Madison University, Virginia, USA

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• Bringing Maker Education to Rural Communities Worldwide

Rebecca Jiang

Mushroom Cloud Fab Lab, Shanghai, China

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Räquel Martin, Shaffer Abdulaziz, & Pieter van der Hijden

Zaplab @ Viaal Zapakara, Paramaribo, Suriname

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• Project Spotlight: Small Talks, Big Ideas

Watch short five minute project talks from all over the world, prerecorded and curated for inspiration and connection- with a short discussion afterwards!

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13:25 Updates from eduFAB

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13:40 Breakout Session #3 (45 minute workshops)​

• Concept to Collectible: Designer Toys as a Maker Education Framework

Michelle Delgado

Fab Lab El Paso, TX, USA

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• Using the Design Process to Frame Projects

Lori Stahl-Van Brackle 

West Hempstead Secondary School, New York, USA

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14:30 Breakout Session #4 (20 minute presentations)​

• A Maker's Journey: Building Skills One Tool at a Time

Kristin Burrus

STEM School Chattanooga, TN, USA

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• From Blinking LED to Interactive Art: Scaffolding the Path to Digital Fabrication Education

Dennis Conner & Alyssa Woods 

The Gregory School, Tucson, AZ, USA

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• Smart Makers: Connecting Makerspace Classroom to Manufacturing Skills

Cathy Chen 

Tech Frontier, El Paso, TX

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• Making Multilingual Futures: Makerspaces as Catalysts for Linguistic Identity and Inclusion

Saman J Qarni 

Maker {Futures} University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

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• Empowering Educators: Blending Maker Mindsets and Physical Computing in K–12 Classrooms

Yahya Khalaf Alariny & Fatima Samir

San3a Tech, Cairo, Egypt

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14:50  Closing

• Liz Whitewolf, Founding Director eduFAB

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